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Members of the California Nurses Association and supporters rally at the State Capitol calling for a single-payer health plan on June 28, 2017, in Sacramento. When running for governor in 2018, Gavin Newsom vowed to implement single payer healthcare and the pressure is mounting to make good on that promise. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

The squeeze is on: Amid recall threat, Newsom faces single-payer dilemma

by Ben Christopher February 19, 2021February 20, 2021

Gavin Newsom campaigned for governor promising single-payer health care in California. Three years later, is he ready to risk it?

Inside Newsom’s $4.5 billion economic recovery plan: Clean vehicles a top priority

by Emily Hoeven January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Matt Hoffman pets his Saint Bernard Jackson while on hold with Bank of America at his girlfriend’s house in Escalon on Nov. 13, 2020. Hoffman, who has been unemployed since suffering a stroke last year, has been unable to access his benefits since July. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California may change how unemployment gets paid

by Lauren Hepler November 25, 2020December 4, 2020

California’s $26B surplus raises tough choices

by Emily Hoeven November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

California expects a surprising windfall even amid the pandemic, but the long-term prospects are more bleak. A scale shows a map of California on one side and money on the other. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock

Not dire, for now: California expects $26 billion windfall despite pandemic

by Laurel Rosenhall November 18, 2020November 19, 2020

California espera una ganancia inesperada incluso en medio de la pandemia, pero las perspectivas a largo plazo son más sombrías. Ilustración de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters; iStock

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No es terrible, por ahora: California espera $26 mil millones de ganancias inesperadas a pesar de la pandemia

by Laurel Rosenhall November 18, 2020November 19, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference in the state capitol following the first COVID-19 death in California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California’s big budget bet fizzles out — will Newsom support new taxes?

by Emily Hoeven October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

A finger points at a bullseye taped over the official portrait of Democratic Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer

In attack ad, California prison guards put bullseye on legislator

by Ben Christopher September 17, 2020September 21, 2020

A multi-family home in Oakland on Sept. 2, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Democratic squabbling doomed California’s ‘Year of housing production.’ What will happen in 2021?

by Matt Levin September 11, 2020September 15, 2020

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks poses with her newborn baby on the assembly floor as Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris snaps a photo with her phone on Aug. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Podcast: Buffy Wicks on the eviction deal and the duplex debacle

by Matt Levin September 8, 2020September 8, 2020